KABUL - Officials from the Ministry of Justice on Sunday criticized the Administrative Affairs Office over what they call incompetence in processing the law on government's basic structure.
According to the ministry, the draft law was sent to Administrative Affairs Office last year, but it has not been included in the agenda of the cabinet and the committee of laws so far.
The general director of legislature of the justice ministry, Majid Ghanizada, said they invested their time and effort into drafting the law and that it will be a waste if government fails to work on it.
"We sent the draft law to the Administrative Affairs Office, but it is not included in the agenda of the cabinet and the law committee. This has wasted our time," Ghanizada stated.
Meanwhile, a number of lawyers said government has failed to pass and implement the draft law on government's basic structure and that it has created a gap in government's administrative activities.
"If they approve and implement the law, it will prevent the need to spend more money and there will not be parallel offices anymore," said Gul Ahmad Madadzai, deputy head of Afghanistan's Lawyers Union.
"The law on government's basic structure is one of main laws after the Constitution which specifies the authorities and limits office of the three pillars of government," said university lecturer Nasrullah Stanikzai.
According to reports, work on government's basic structure law was started during former President Hamid Karzai's government. However, it remains a draft. (Tolonews)